The department is seeing increased overtime costs in the patrol division mainly due to officer retirements,vacations, a newly hired officer in the Field Training Program and other related personnel matters.

PATROL:

On Monday patrol officers responded to a residence on Freeman Road within the City of Cloquet to a report of a family dispute. During the dispute a 20 gauge shotgun was brandished. No one was hurt during the incident and a 23 year old Cloquet man was arrested and jailed without incident. The suspect was formally charged with Felony Terroristic Threats and Assault in the Fifth Degree. The suspect is currently being held at the Carlton County Law Enforcement Center.

Also on Monday of this week patrol investigated a reported accident in the area of Spring Lake Road and White Pine Trail where a vehicle had left the road at what appeared to be a high rate of speed, striking a stop sign and a power pole. The suspects fled the area failing to report the accident. Evidence was collected at the scene, and the following day two individuals came forward stating they were involved in the accident and left the scene because they were scared but uninjured. Statements were taken and the case was referred to the City Attorney's Office for review of possible charges.

MISCELLANEOUS:

This week I met with representatives from the Fond du Lac Reservation, St. Louis County Sheriff's Department and Carlton County Sheriff's Office as part of the review committee set up through our Cooperative Agreement. The purpose is to discuss and resolve any issues and/or concerns regarding the agreement and the way we work together to provide services.

Recently we have been having issues with our squad car cameras and video server. It was learned that updating our squad car computers from Windows XP (no longer supported) to Windows 7 has caused functionality issues. A software update may be required to resolve the issues and staff has been working with the vendor (Panasonic).

Friday of this week several department personnel attended the swearing in ceremony of newly appointed Sixth Judicial District Judge Leslie E. Beiers at the Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College.

If you have any questions about the information provided, feel free to contact me at the police department.